German photography pioneer Karl Blossfeldt (1865 – 1932) photographed plants so beautifully, and with such originality, that his work transcends the medium itself. Over more than 30 years, he took thousands of photographs, ... Zobraziť viac
A wild ride to dark Americana: Hunter S. Thompson's and Ralph Steadman's most eccentric book. The Curse of Lono is to Hawaii what Fear and Loathing was to Las Vegas: a journalist's news event "coverage" that ends up ... Zobraziť viac
TASCHEN's regular Illustration Now! series brings you the latest, groundbreaking work from the world’s most exciting illustrators. A stimulating mix of established... Zobraziť viac
A glimpse into an epic beyond: Majestic color photochroms of American life and landscapes around the turn of the 20th century From the Atlantic to the Pacific, the Rockies to the Tropic of Cancer, the North American landscape is as diverse as it ... Zobraziť viac
Weekends on the road The ultimate travel guide to the USA and Canada. To travel in North America is to face a delicious quandary: over these vast spaces with so many riches, from glittering cities to eccentric small towns ... Zobraziť viac
Imagination ablaze: Dante, Blake, and epic visions of heaven and hell Celebrated around the world as a literary monument, TheDivine Comedy, completed in 1321 and written by Dante Alighieri (1265 -1321) is widely considered the greatest ... Zobraziť viac
More than two centuries have passed since the publication of Robert John Thornton’s The Temple of Flora in 1799, but its charm remains unsullied. Although trained as a medical doctor, ... Zobraziť viac
Complex simplicity. This is the seminal book on Portugal's master architect. Zobraziť viac
The New York Times has been offering up dream weekends with practical itineraries in its popular weekly 36 Hours column since 2002. The many expert contributors have brought careful research, insider’s knowledge, ... Zobraziť viac
Dating back more than six thousand years, China is the world’s oldest civilization and most populous nation. With its remarkable history, rich culture, and diversity of ethnic groups, China is an endlessly fascinating country... Zobraziť viac
From The 400 Blows to Jules and Jim to The Last Metro, François Truffaut (1932 – 1984) practically defined the French cinema of his era and was one of the founders of the New Wave which took the industry by storm in the late 1950s... Zobraziť viac
Architect Harry Seidler spent more than 50 years traveling the globe, extensively photographing the peak achievements in architecture from 3000 B.C. to the present day. Thanks to sound advice given to him early on by his photographer brother ... Zobraziť viac
The Life and Art of Edward Weston. Few photographers have created such a legacy as Edward Weston (1886 - 1958). After a decade of successfully making photographs with painterly soft-focus techniques, Weston became the key pioneer of the school ... Zobraziť viac
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 - 1919) is universally acclaimed and celebrated: museums pride themselves on his paintings, crowds flock to his retrospectives. His work shows art at its most light-hearted, sensual and luminous... Zobraziť viac
Robert Doisneau (1912-1994) is best known for his magical, timeless 35 mm street portraits taken in Paris and its suburbs. Fresh, unstaged, and full of poetry and humor, his photographs portray everyday people... Zobraziť viac
"Bond, James Bond." Since Sean Connery uttered those immortal words in 1962, the most dashing secret agent in the history of cinema has been charming and thrilling audiences worldwide. This impeccably British character created by author... Zobraziť viac
Sustainability gone chic. Building a better future for our planet. Green architecture used to be on the fringes, but it has gone mainstream and this new volume shows, how, why, and where... Zobraziť viac
First published in 1660 in the Harmonia Macrocosmica, the complete 29 double-folio maps and dozens of unusual details reproduced here depict the world systems of Claudius Ptolemy, Nicolaus Copernicus, and Tycho Brahe, the motions of the sun, ... Zobraziť viac
Both eclipsed and influenced by television, American print ads of the 1970s departed from the bold, graphic forms and subtle messages that were typical of their sixties counterparts. More literal, more in-your-face, 70s ads sought to capture the... Zobraziť viac
First, The Big Book of Breasts, then The Big Penis Book, The Big Book of Legs, and the weighty Big Butt Book. What could follow but an in-depth exploration of the female pudendum, that coveted orifice man spends nine months trying to escape, and a... Zobraziť viac
